Skip to main content
Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 7/2020

06.01.2020 | Concise Research Report

Women’s Reports of Dense Breast Notification Following Mammography: Findings from the 2015 National Health Interview Survey

verfasst von: Thomas B. Richards, MD, Sabitha Dasari, MBBS, MPH, Susan A. Sabatino, MD, MPH, Jin Qin, ScD, Jacqueline W. Miller, MD, Mary C. White, ScD

Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Ausgabe 7/2020

Einloggen, um Zugang zu erhalten

Excerpt

Increased breast density (defined as radiopaque areas on a mammogram from heterogeneously or extremely dense breast tissue) is identified in about half of women undergoing digital mammography screening exams.1 Increased breast density is a risk factor for breast cancer and can mask breast cancer.2 From 2009 to 2019, 36 states enacted laws to require information on increased breast density in mammography reports.3 The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)4 included a question about dense breast notification only in 2015. …
Literatur
1.
Metadaten
Titel
Women’s Reports of Dense Breast Notification Following Mammography: Findings from the 2015 National Health Interview Survey
verfasst von
Thomas B. Richards, MD
Sabitha Dasari, MBBS, MPH
Susan A. Sabatino, MD, MPH
Jin Qin, ScD
Jacqueline W. Miller, MD
Mary C. White, ScD
Publikationsdatum
06.01.2020
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Ausgabe 7/2020
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Elektronische ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05619-x

Weitere Artikel der Ausgabe 7/2020

Journal of General Internal Medicine 7/2020 Zur Ausgabe

Leitlinien kompakt für die Innere Medizin

Mit medbee Pocketcards sicher entscheiden.

Seit 2022 gehört die medbee GmbH zum Springer Medizin Verlag

Update Innere Medizin

Bestellen Sie unseren Fach-Newsletter und bleiben Sie gut informiert.